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Qatargate has exposed the staggering hypocrisy of the European left

24 December 2022

11:52 PM

24 December 2022

11:52 PM

Ravenna, Italy

Everyone in Britain has focused on what the Qatargate corruption scandal reveals about the European Union – but not on what it tells us about the European left.

The fact is that all those so far accused of taking bribes from Qatar and its ally Morocco are left-wing MEPs – or former MEPs – and their assistants, or else bosses of left-wing human rights charities or trade union leaders.

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